The Citadel
7-4
Long Island
0-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| The Citadel | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 16 | 17 | 1 |
Bulldogs Ride Early Offense to Series Sweep
3/5/2023 4:57:00 PM | Baseball
Game Information
Score: The Citadel 16, LIU 5
Records: LIU (0-10), The Citadel (7-4)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: The Citadel wins 3-0
How it Happened
- The Sharks got on the board in the first inning as the first two hitters of the game collected hits. With two outs, Connor Price delivered a RBI single through the left side.
- The Bulldogs wasted little time in getting their offense going as Thomas Rollauer beat out an infield single to start the inning and Travis Lott followed with a double into the right-field corner. Luke Montenery drove in a run with a single to left center and Sawyer Reeves followed with a two-run single to right center.
- Travis Elliott drove in the fourth run with a fielder's choice into the hole at short before Chase Loggins delivered a two-run triple to center field. After Rollauer's second hit of the inning, Lott plated the eighth run with a triple to left center.
- The Bulldogs added to the lead in the second as Noah Mitchell had a RBI double to left and scored on a Crosby Jones single to right center.
- LIU pushed across two runs in the fifth inning on a RBI single from JC Navarro and a throwing error on the play.
- The Bulldogs got both runs back in the bottom of the inning on a RBI single up the middle from Rollauer and a sacrifice fly from Reeves.
- The lead grew by three runs in the sixth on a two-run double to right from Rollauer and a RBI groundout from Lott.
- The Bulldogs added their 16th run of the game on a pinch-hit RBI double from Garrett Dill.
- LIU scored two more runs in the eighth on a two-run double from Jake Mastillo.
Inside the Box Score
- The Citadel scored eight runs on eight hits in the first inning. Five of the eight hits came with two strikes.
- Eight of the nine hitters in the lineup collected at least one hit by the end of the second inning.
- All nine hitters scored a run in the game.
- Thomas Rollauer led the way offensively by going 5-for-6 with three RBIs and three runs scored.
- It is the first five-hit game for a Bulldog since Jeffery Brown went 5-for-5 against South Carolina on March 10, 2021.
- Noah Mitchell added three hits, including a pair of doubles, driving in a run and scoring twice.
- Travis Lott doubled and tripled in the first inning.
- Sawyer Reeves finished the game with three RBIs.
- Crosby Jones doubled as part of a two hit day.
- Ben Hutchins (1-1) picked up the win after allowing three runs and striking out seven over 5.0 innings.
- George Derrick Floyd and Ethan Fewell each threw a scoreless inning, while Yates Bland retired the two hitters he faced.
- Chace Cooper retired both batters he faced in the ninth and Will Bastian came in to get a strikeout to end the game.
On Deck
The Bulldogs hit the road to face No. 23 South Carolina on March 7 at 7 p.m.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hutchins, Ben (1-1)
L: YAWN, Garrett (0-1)
Batting:
2B: MASTILLO, Jake 1
RBI: MASTILLO, Jake 2 ; NAVARRO, JC 1 ; PRICE, Connor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SURRETT, Seth 1 ; MASTILLO, Jake 1 ; HARPER, Carlton 1 ; DE LEON, Keniel 1 ; O'BOYLE, Brian 1
SB: MASTILLO, Jake 1 ; PRICE, Connor 1
HBP: WADE, Jarod 1
Batting:
2B: Rollauer, Thomas 1 ; Lott, Travis 1 ; Mitchell, Noah 2 ; Dill, Garrett 1 ; Jones, Crosby 1
3B: Lott, Travis 1 ; Loggins, Chase 1
RBI: Rollauer, Thomas 3 ; Lott, Travis 2 ; Montenery, Luke 1 ; Reeves, Sawyer 3 ; Mitchell, Noah 1 ; Dill, Garrett 1 ; Elliott, Travis 1 ; Jones, Crosby 1 ; Loggins, Chase 2
SF: Reeves, Sawyer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rollauer, Thomas 3 ; Lott, Travis 1 ; Montenery, Luke 1 ; Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Sykes, Wells 2 ; Lively, Matthew 1 ; Mitchell, Noah 2 ; Elliott, Travis 2 ; Jones, Crosby 1 ; Loggins, Chase 2
SB: Rollauer, Thomas 1
HBP: Lott, Travis 1 ; Elliott, Travis 1
